Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 How come in the movies when someone finds someone dying of thirst in the dessert or wherever they give them a small swallow of water and say , “That’s enough”.?? Why is it bad to guzzle down water if you’re thirsty and haven’t had water for a long time. I can’t find anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 If you have been without water for a long time, and then you drink a bunch of water, you're going to throw up. Of course, if you've been without food for a long time, and you eat a bunch of food, you're going to throw up. But in either of these cases - someone dying of thirst or someone starving to death - you give them a little bit, and let their body get used to having it again. Maybe give him a drink, and then don't let him have another swallow for 5 minutes. Or let him eat a slice of bread and then 10 minutes later let him have another piece of bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 36 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: How come in the movies when someone finds someone dying of thirst in the dessert or wherever they give them a small swallow of water and say , “That’s enough”.?? Why is it bad to guzzle down water if you’re thirsty and haven’t had water for a long time. I can’t find anything about it. Stomach needs to be reacquainted to food or water slowly or it will expel it very fast. https://www.dispatchhealth.com/blog/what-to-do-if-severely-dehydrated/ TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 If you recall Band of Brothers, when Easy Company liberated the concentration camp, they were admonished that feeding the starved inmates had to be done carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 If you remember in The Stand, when Trashcan Man made it across the desert to Lost Wages, half dead from thirst, he saw a fountain and plunged his head in it and gulped water. Then he stood up, smiled, and puked it all back up. Then he drank again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Water Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 4 hours ago, Alpo said: If you have been without water for a long time, and then you drink a bunch of water, you're going to throw up. Of course, if you've been without food for a long time, and you eat a bunch of food, you're going to throw up. But in either of these cases - someone dying of thirst or someone starving to death - you give them a little bit, and let their body get used to having it again. Maybe give him a drink, and then don't let him have another swallow for 5 minutes. Or let him eat a slice of bread and then 10 minutes later let him have another piece of bread. I've been w/o food or water for three days (pancreatitis). ^ is the truth. Except the "slice of bread part". A crouton to start is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 its an adjustment thing , kinda like after the bachelor party , it just takes a bit of time everything in moderation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 11 hours ago, Stump Water said: I've been w/o food or water for three days (pancreatitis). ^ is the truth. Except the "slice of bread part". A crouton to start is good. or cracker with a sip of water or dip the cracker in the water before eating it. TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Hang on, Cooter, let me go get my IV bag of normal saline out my my saddlebags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 My sister almost passed out on the golf course and they immediately gave here some Gatorade. They said she was dehydrated . I don’t know how much but she drank it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: My sister almost passed out on the golf course and they immediately gave here some Gatorade. They said she was dehydrated . I don’t know how much but she drank it. When I lived in Las Vegas they had ambulances at most of the golf courses. When I asked why they said the golfers didn't realize they were sweating so much playing golf because it evaporated so quickly and they would get dehydrated and pass out. So the ambulances were there to rehydrate the golfers. I found it interesting watching the weather report in the evening because the temps were always around 10 to 15 degrees cooler on the listing than in real life. They said if people knew how hot it really was they wouldn't come. That was a very educational 5 years that I lived there. TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 4 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: My sister almost passed out on the golf course and they immediately gave here some Gatorade. They said she was dehydrated . I don’t know how much but she drank it. Dehydrated is a far cry from dying of thirst. You can dehydrate in a short, (hours) time. In that case, copious fluids are called for. Your body hasn't had time to get used to not being fed, so it's completely safe to let you have as much water, or Gatorade as needed to let you recover. I saw plenty of this in The Marines out at 29 Palms, among other places. You can very easily recover, but it DOES make you more prone to dehydration in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 How about these stupid hydration bars where hung over folks go for saline and vitamin IV’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 An IV using saline? Seems like that would be a little salty for the system. Instead of salt and water, how about a little sugar and water? D5W? That's what they always used on Emergency, before they transported you to Rampart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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